Lasting-machine.



PATENTED APR. 2l, 1903. T. H. MOAULIPFE &.J. W. HOGAN.

LAST ING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED we. s,.19o 2.,

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v76 ZZZH f No. 726,087. PATENTED APR.241,1903. I

' T; H. MoAULIPFE & J-. W. HOGAN.

LASTING MACHINE.

j APPLICATION FILED, AUG. 6, 1902.

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U T D STATES PATENT OFFICE,

THOMAS 1-1. MOAULIFFE AND'JOnN Xv HOGAN,,OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNORS TO UNITED SHOE MA HINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ANDBOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

LASTING-MACHINE.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Zl."atent'N0. "72i,08'7, dated.April 21, 1903.

Application filed August 6. 1902. Serial No. 118,573. (No model.)

T0 at whom it mag concern:

Be it known that we,THOMAs H. MOAULIFEE and JOHN W. HOGAN, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and Stateof- Massachusetts, have in vented an Improvement in Lasting-Machines, of

which the following description, in connec tion with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representinglike parts. o

This invention relates towhat is commonly known as the Hand-MethodLasting-Ma chine.-such, for instance, as is illustrated in United StatesLetters Patent Nos. 584,744;

696,717, and 696,740. 7

As explained in Patent No. 584,744, pre paratory to the lastingoperation the parts of the boot or shoe are applied to the last in usualmanner and the edge of the upper at the toe and at the ball on each sideof the last and sometimes also at the heel is pulled over Thisconstitutes the nipulating mechanism, shown as a pair Off pincers, whichoperate automatically to Seize the edge of the upper and pull thesame'over the bottom of the last and the inner sole.

In the machine shown in Patent No.584,744-

a tack supplying and driving mechanism is employed which operates tosecure to the inner sole the successive parts Of the upper acted upon bythe upper-manipulating mechanism, whereby the lasting operation as awhole is carried out progressively by repeated operations of the-upper-- manipulating and fastening driving mechanisms acting upondifferentparts of the upper atdifferenttimes. Patent NO.696,717illustratesalasting ma chine haying mechanisms 'for progressivelyplacing abinder of wire or of a similarly-continuous material in bindingrelation with the successively-lasted parts of the upper, particularlyat the toe portion of the shoe, said wire being employed at certainparts of the shoe to hold the upper material in place instead of theusual tacks. Inthe machine shown in said Patent No. 696,717 the binderis fastened .at its free end to a tack driven into the inner sole, andas each successive partrof the upper is manipulated or pulled intoplaceit is held temporarily by the strain of said binder until by repeatedOperations ,-Ofthe machine the whole toe part of a shoe is lasted, afterwhich the binder,still strained tightly around the worked-over portionsof upper, issecured to a tack driven into the inner sole on the side atwhich the lasting was completed.

In lastingmachines as heretofore constructed it has"been customary toemploy a reciprocatingpresser in stretching and laying down the edgeportion of the upperaround thetoe of the shoe. The reciprocating presserwas moved over the stretched portion of the upper to force the upperinto the angle of union between-the feather-edge and the lip of-theinner sole in the position in which it was-to, be secured, firsttemporarily by the tacksor'by abinder, such as the wire above'referretl.;to, and finally by the line of permanen't stitching passingthrough the welt,

upper, andthe lip of: the inner sole. The presserinflthe form, ofmachine referred to was retracted'out of contact with the upper betweenthesuccessive operations of the grippers.- It has been found in practicethat the operation of, such a reciprocating presser is not satisfactoryin all respects. When the presseris moved forward, it frequen tlystrikes the upper on the edge of the last opposite the edge of the innersole and mars the upper,

often breaks and mutilates the feather-edge,

ands'ometimes forces the inner so'le back from the edge of the last. Thereciprocating presserr'odcasionally tears 't'he stretched portion ofupper as it moves forward to push itginto said angle of unionbetweenthe'feather-edge and the lip of the inner sole. This is particularly aptto occur if the upper is of thin or light material or consists ofenameled or pet eating presser is that when it is retracted out ofengagement with the upper the upper tends to slip back more or less. Toobviate these disadvantages we have provided a presser or wiper adaptedfor use in lasting the toe portion of an upper which may be moved intooperative position at the beginning of the toelast-ing operation andwhich will remain constantly in engagement with the upper until thelasting of the toe is completed, advancing from one worked-over portionof upper to another as the lasting operation proceeds.

We have constructedtonr wiper as a roll, the lower surface and peripheryof which are adapted to engage the upper and force it squarelyinto thesaid angle of union. When a binder of wire or similar material isemployed, the wiper is adapted to engage the wire and force it intoposition to place and hold the upper in the angle of union. We have somounted our wiper that it may be moved into operative position at thewill of the operator, and it will remain in this position duringsuccessive operations of the lastingmachine, and it may again be movedinto inoperative position at the will of the operator.

Our rotary wiper has the advantage that it remains constantly inengagement with the upper and does not release the stretched-overportion of upper between the operations of the stretching mechanism,therefore insuring that the said stretched portion of upper will notslip back. It does not mar the upper adjacent to the edge of the last orforce back the inner sole from the edge of the last. There is no dangerin using the rotary wiper of breaking or mutilat-ing the feather-edge.The rotary wiper also forces the upper into the angle of union and laysthe successive portions of the binding-wire into position to hold theupper in a more certain and satisfactorymanner than a reciprocatingpresser can do. The rotary Wiper also has the advantage that there is nodanger in its use of tearing the stretched portion of upper as the wiperoperates to force the said stretched portion of upper into the angle ofunion, because the wiper is continuously in engagement with the upperand advances around the toe of the shoe as the lasting progresses, andthe disadvantages above set forth resulting from the back-and-forthmovement of the reciprocating presser are entirely obviated. We havealso provided a novel form of gage or support against which the edge ofthe shoe being lasted is adapted to be held during the lasting operationand which is particularly adapted for use with the rotary presser hereindescribed.

Referringto the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of a part of themachine shown in the said patents with our invention applied in one ofthe best ways now knownto us. Fig. 2 is a similar viewof the part,showing the wiper in inoperative position. Fig. 8 is a plan view of therotary wiper and its operattve parts. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan viewthereof. Fig. 5 is a side elevation. Fig. 6 is a section on the line a:x, Fig. 3. r

In applying our invention to lasting-machines, such as shown in thepatents referred to, we prefer to employ as a means for supporting ourimproved wiper a slide similar to the reciprocating bars to which thepressers of said patents are attached, the said wiper taking the placeon the slide that the reciprocating presser of said patents occupied. Itwill be understood, however, that our improved wiper may be supported inany other way without departing from our invention, so long as it issupported so as to be capable of operating as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, B represents a portion called the intermediate plate ofthe head of the machine on which the operative parts are supported.

X designates a slide, which is similar to the reciprocatory bars in thesaid patents above referred to. The position of the said slide to renderthe presser operative or inoperative is controlled by the cam-slide Xwhich is actuated by the lever X by means of a knee-lever. For a morecomplete description of the operation of these parts reference is madeto Patent No. 584,744, above mentioned.

The wire 20 is supported upon a reel 2, which in turn is secured to theplate B, as shown in said Letters Patent No. 696,740, the wire beingguided by a wire-holder 28 of usual construction.

To the end of the slide X is secured a plate or supporting member 4, towhich an arm 5 is pivoted, as at 6. improved wiper 7, herein illustratedas a disk which is loosely pivoted to the arm and is adapted to have acontinuous rolling engagement with the upper or the wire to force thesame into the angle of union of the featheredge and lip 26 of the innersole, as will be presently described. The improved wiper herein shown iswhat may be called a rotary wiper. To support the shoe, we have provideda yieldingly-sustained gage 8, against which the side of the shoe isadapted to be held during the lasting operation, as best seen in Fig. 5.

Fig; 1 shows the rotary wiper in operative position, and in performingthe lasting operation the wire 20 is secured at one end. to a tack l0,and the shoe is held by the workman against the gage 8, the rotary wiperextending over the bottom of the last and engaging the upper andpreferably the wire also, as seen in Fig. 5. When now the'pincers 40operate to manipulate the upper material, as described in the patentsreferred to, to draw the same over the last and the workman turns thelast, the wiper 7 by its continuous rolling engagement with the upperand its contact with the binding-wire serves to hold the upper tightlydrawn over the last and to cause the hinder or wire to crowd the upperinto the said angle of union of the feather-edge and The arm 5 supportsour lip 26 of the inner sole and prevents any slipping back of the uppermaterial, which is likely to occur during the backward movement of thereciprocating presser.

It sometimes happens that the edge portion of the inner sole, called thefeather-edge, which projects beyond the lip'varies in width at diiferentportions of a shoe, and in order.

that the shoe may at all times be presented in position to have thewiper force the upper against the lip of the inner sole we prefer tosustain the gage 8 so that it may yield trans-.

versely to the axis of the wiper to accommodate difierent widths offeather-edges. One convenient way of providing for the yielding movementof the gage is to provide the arm.

that if for any reason the projecting portion of the sole varies inwidth the gage will yield backwardly against the action of the springs21, thereby to allow the wiper to force the upper into said angle ofunion of the featheredge and the lip of the inner sole and to maintainits engagementwith the binding-wire. Since the pins 19 are. rigid withthe gageS, the backward movement of the gage causes .a slight verticalmovement of the collar 15.v

To provide for a sufficient turning .movement of the gage to allowthelatter to accommodate itself to the contour of the shoe, the

collar 15 is slotted, as at 22, and in said slot plays apin 23,projecting from the stem 12,

the said pin serving as a stop to limit the turning movement, which maybe an amount equal to the width of the slot.

Upon again referring to the patents above mentioned it will be seen thatthewire-placing mechanism is used only in lasting a por tion of theshoe, usually the toe, and it is necessary, therefore, to providesuitable means for throwing the wire-placing mechanism into and out ofoperation while the shoe is being lasted. As one means that may beemployed for throwing the wire-holder 28 into and out of operation wehave chosen herein.

to show a mechanism operated from the slide X as in Patent No. 696,740.Itis ofcourse necessary also to provide means to throw the into theposition shown inFig. 2and in dot= ted lines in Fig. 3. As one meansthat may be employed for thus'swinging the wiper into and out ofoperative position by the movement of the slide X we have in thisembodiment of our invention. herein illustrated shown a rack and gearmechanism. The arm 5 has rigid therewith at its under side a gear 30,which meshes with a gear 31, carried by the plate 4.

Rigidly secured to the plate B is a rack 34, which engages the pinion31, said pinion having a long face, as shown in Fig. 5, for thispurpose. The position of therack 34 is shown in Fig. 5. v 7

From this description it will be obviousthat when the slide X iswithdrawn such movement will roll the pinion 31 over the rack 34,thereby rotating the pinion in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, andthis rotation will be communicated to the gear 30, which will be carriedin the opposite direction, as shown by the arrow, Fig. 3. Since the gear30 is 1 rigid with the arm 5 and concentric with its pivot 6, the armwill be turned into its inoperative position. A reverse movement of theslide X caused by the movement of the camslide X as described in saidPatent No. 584,744, will throw the arm 5 into the fullline position,Figs. 3 and 1, which is the op-' of the arm and to maintain the wiperinoperative position.

' We believethat we are the first to devise a lasting-machine whichincludes upper-manipulating mechanism constructed to act on diiferentportions of the upper successively, combined with .a wiper having a,continuous advancing engagement with the upper, and also the first toemploy a wiper acting continuously on a binder to force thebinderprogressively into binding relation with thesuccessivelyrmanipulatedpartsof the upper, and

therefore we intend to claim such broadly.

By the term upper-manipulating mechanism we intend to include any meansfor stretching, pulling, or fitting the, upper to the last and layingthe edge of the upper over the last, and by the term binder we intend toa wiper include a wire or equivalent flexible mate-- referred to thesole as an inner sole, andto. the projection on the sole as a lip. Ourim-- proved construction of lasting-machine mayof' course be used inlasting shoes in which the sole is provided with a shoulder instead ofwith a lip between the feather-edge and the body of the sole. It is alsoadapted for use in lasting turn-shoes, in which the upper is secured tothe sole instead of to the inner sole. By the term lip we therefore meanthe projection, rib, or shoulder on the sole of a shoe being lasted, towhich projection or shoulder the upper is later to be secured.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A lasting-machine comprising means to manipulate difierent parts ofthe upper successively and a wiper constantly in engagement with theupper to force the edge portion of the successively-manipulated parts ofthe upper into the angle of union of the feather-edge and the lip of theinner sole.

2. A lasting-machine comprising uppermanipulating mechanism and a rotarywiper to force the edge portion of the manipulated upper into the angleof union of the featheredge and the lip of the inner sole.-

3. A lasting-machine, comprising means to manipulate diflferent parts ofthe upper successively, mechanism for supplying binding material and awiper constantly in engagement with the upper to place said material inbinding relation with the successively-manipulated parts of the upper.

4. A lasting-machine, comprising uppermanipulating mechanism, means forsupplying binding material and a rotary wiper to place said material inbinding relation with the manipulated upper.

5. A lasting-machine, comprising means to manipulate difierent parts ofthe upper successively, a wiper constantly in engagement with the upperand acting on the successively-manipulated parts thereof separately toforce the edge portion of the manipulated upper into the angle of unionof the featheredge and the lip of the inner sole, and means to put saidwiper into and out of operative position as desired.

6. A lasting-machine, comprising uppermanipulating mechanism and a wiperconstantly in engagement with the upper to force the edge portion of themanipulated upper into the angle of union of the feather-edge and lip ofthe inner sole, and a gage against which the last may be held during theoperation of the wiper.

7. In a lasting-machine, means for working an upper over a last, arotary wiper for placing a wire in binding relation with the overworkedupper, a gage against which the last may be held during the operation ofthe wiper, and yielding means to sustain the gage for movementtransversely of the axis of the wiper.

8. In a lasting-machine, upper-manipulating mechanism, a rotary memberfor forcing the upper into the angle of union of the feather-edge andlip of the inner sole, and a yieldingly-sustained gage mounted forturning movement about an axis parallel to the axis of the wiper, thegage being adapted to sustain the shoe during the operation of thewiper.

9. In a lasting-machine, upper-manipulating mechanism, a slide having anarm pivoted thereto, a rotary Wiper carried by said arm, means toadvance and retract the slide as desired, and means whereby the movementof the slide causes the wiper to be brought into and out of operativeposition.

10. In a lasting-machine, means for overworking the toe portion of anupper, a slide having an arm pivoted thereto, a rotary wiper carried bysaid arm, a stationary rack, and gearing between said rack and slide,whereby as the slide is moved longitudinally the wiper is brought intoor out of operative position.

11. In a lasting-machine, means for working an upper over a last, apivotally-mounted arm, a rotary wiper carried thereby and adapted tohave rolling engagement with the upper to force it into the angle ofunion of the feather-edge and lip of the inner sole, a stem dependingfrom said arm, and a gage yieldingly supported from said stem and alsomounted to have a turning movement thereabout, said gage operating as arest against which the last may be held.

12. Alasting-machine comprising mechanism for manipulating differentparts of the upper successively, and a wiper having a continuousadvancing engagement with the upper to force the edge portion of thesuccessively-manipulated parts of the upper into the angle of union ofthe feather-edge and lip of the inner sole.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS H. MCAULIFFE. JOHN W. HOGAN.

Witnesses:

NELSON W. HOWARD, ARTHUR L. RUSSELL.

